By: Snigdha Agrawal Window Seat Musings shut out from the world,my life fits in neatlyinto the dimensions of this roomMa had it painted recently.one entire wall, floor to ceilingthe guy from Asian Paintssuggested a tropical forest:birds frozen mid-flight,petals strewn by…
By: James Aitchison (pantoum) poverty is a form of worshipfrankly my dear I don’t give a damnnipped by a dog my old dancing bearthe furrows of disbelief (under a red rose tree) frankly my dear I don’t give a damnwe…
By: James Aitchison (After Alfred Lord Tennyson) Half a leg, half a leg,Half a leg onward,Moaning and rattling their chainsLimped the six zombies.“Forward, the Fright Brigade!Let’s feed on some corpses!”Hungry for human remainsLimped the six zombies. “Forward, the Fright Brigade!”Look,…
By: Tim Boiteau While waiting in her unfinished kitchen for the coffee to percolate, Anna Debeer’s eyes tracked across the peeling corn-colored laminate countertop, over all the cardboard boxes brimming with gadgets and mugs and spices, when the dream she’d…
By: De’Ashia Wallace 24 other boys probably dressed like thisblue Levi’s, a white polo, a brown sweater, and black Rockport bootsthis is what he likes to wearhe told me it makes him look like a big boyhe smiles in all…
By: Chanchal Kumar Das The Palace of Sleep All around, there is only discontent and hatred,People quarrel with people in uproar,Why have they not woken up yet?On all sides they have built a palace of sleep. Those who are truly…
By: Jim Bates Orange sugar maplesBlazing against cold grey skiesLifts a mood to joy. Late fall woodland walkSoft and leafy decaySense of inner peace. Outside in the snowSoft flakes landing on my faceFeeling young at heart. Fresh snow transformingBrown ground…
By: David Sapp For a While Now For a while nowToo long the shut-inTV my best buddyDoing little more thanShuffling to fetch the mailI get out for a bit andI’m astonished to findThe oak tree’s girthIs predicably thickerThe wheat has…
By: Duane L Herrmann “How can we find people?” Tom asked. “We don’t have the key.” “But, we have the elements of the key, and you know them,” Sarah replied. “What do you mean?” “We have…